Singapore implemented the Ethnic Integration Policy with the objective of promoting racial integration and harmony in public housing. The policy established ethnic quotas for public housing blocks with a proportion of flats in each neighborhood allocated to Malayese, Chinese, Indians and other minority groups. Owners were free to buy and sell flats to any race as long as racial limits of neighborhood were maintained.

"In status quo, the redistribution of tax funds by the centre to the states of India is dependent on population size. Punitive Redistribution is a term used by some to refer to how this system ends up ""punishing"" states that have achieved higher levels of development while ""rewarding"" the states which have not. For instance, ex- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamiah recently voiced concerns about how the southern states of the nation have been shortchanged due to Punitive Redistribution."

Currently the Chinese is facing huge issues due to the failure of it's housing sector. The Housing Sector, which is one the largest drivers of the economy, is also funded by largest Chinese private banks, who have either defaulted or are on the verge due to this. China, to disincentivise exposure of it's economy due to private actors has previously refused bail out these banks and companies and tried to promote it's public companies. However, for the first time in 2 decades China has not attracted any Foreign Investment in last 6 months, and companies are continuing to pull out from the Chinese Economy. China recently has started giving small fiscal stimulus to the defaulted banks and companies.

Trade Unions in India are organised into many Central Trade Union Organisations (CTUOs). Most of these Organisations have direct political affiliations with established political parties. For instance, the Indian National Trade Union Congress is the trade union wing of the Indian National Congress, the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh is affiliated to the RSS and the Labour Progressive Federation is linked to the DMK.

The Mega Auction in the IPL allows teams to retain only 3 out of the possible 20 to 25 players in the team. All the rest of the players are released back into the auction where teams can bid for them.

This usually happens every 3-5 years (decided by BCCI). Recently, there are discussions going on whether or not BCCI should have another Mega Auction next year. Some team owners have expressed their concerns over this type of auction being done often as it takes away their ability to develop a long term core group and playing environment.

In the years where there is no Mega Auction, teams are allowed to release players into the mini auction where there are a limited players available to be sold to different teams. Trade windows are also opened for teams to trade players according to internally finalised contracts.

The Houthis are one of the two belligerents in the Yemen Civil War and currently control large swathes of Yemen. During the recent Israel-Palestine conflict, the Houthis have publicly proclaimed their support for the Palestinian cause. They have launched rockets on ships passing through the Bab al-Mandal strait, which is an important waterway for the transport of goods from Europe to Asia. They have sworn to not stop these attacks as long as the conflict in Gaza continues and have used inflammatory language against American support for Israel. In response to attacks on ships, the USA and UK have launched multiple rounds of missile attacks on Houthi military installations and other infrastructure in response.

The Houthis are one of the two belligerents in the Yemen Civil War and currently control large swathes of Yemen. During the recent Israel-Palestine conflict, the Houthis have publicly proclaimed their support for the Palestinian cause. They have launched rockets on ships passing through the Bab al-Mandal strait, which is an important waterway for the transport of goods from Europe to Asia. They have sworn to not stop these attacks as long as the conflict in Gaza continues and have used inflammatory language against American support for Israel. In response to attacks on ships, the USA and UK have launched multiple rounds of missile attacks on Houthi military installations and other infrastructure in response. 

“Lesser evil” politics refers to actively supporting candidates who propose policies that commit to doing less harm than the policies of their opponents. This is at the expense of supporting candidates who are ideologically desirable, but are less likely to succeed.

The Football Association in the UK has banned players from using the slogan ""From the river to the sea"" on their private social media accounts after months of controversy

The Cobre Panama project is one of the most important copper mines in the world. It is projected to significantly improve Panama's economy, but there have been recent concerns around the Cobre Panama and the impact it will have on Panama's rainforests, freshwater, and other aspects of the environment. The Panama legislature passed a bill to ban all future mining licenses, concessions and extensions on current licenses. After several legal disputes, the Panama Supreme Court declared that the contract for the Cobre Panama was unconstitutional. This has led to the closure of the mine and the loss of all associated jobs. 

The Cobre Panama project is one of the most important copper mines in the world. It is projected to significantly improve Panama's economy, but there have been recent concerns around the Cobre Panama and the impact it will have on Panama's rainforests, freshwater, and other aspects of the environment. The Panama legislature passed a bill to ban all future mining licenses, concessions and extensions on current licenses. After several legal disputes, the Panama Supreme Court declared that the contract for the Cobre Panama was unconstitutional. This has led to the closure of the mine and the loss of all associated jobs. 

Economic liberalism is a doctrine that assumes the best way to develop societies is to minimize government intervention into the economy and apply greater focus to international trade. International financial institutions such as WTO, the IMF or the WB often support measures in line with this doctrine. Examples of implementation include: minimizing the number of trade tariffs in the world by the WTO, or encouraging the reduction of public spending and privatization of state-owned entreprises by the IMF

In this parallel reality, Earth has a second moon, Terraformed to support life, but significantly less prosperous (much less fertile, no natural resources), a communist society has been established on that moon. In this society people are genuinelly equal, governmental power is not manipulated or corrupted, and basic needs are mostly provided, but the living standard is about that of people living on 5$ a day. 

Three deputy ministers made disparaging comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding his post on 'X' after his visit to Lakshadweep, suggesting that it was an effort to promote the Union Territory as a competing tourist destination to the Maldives The comments made by the ministers sparked criticism from India. Subsequently, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu made an official visit to China where both countries signed several new developmental agreements including ones on climate, agriculture and infrastructure and tourism. Further, Maldives has also ordered India to withdraw its troops from Maldives by March 2024. 

Three deputy ministers made disparaging comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding his post on 'X' after his visit to Lakshadweep, suggesting that it was an effort to promote the Union Territory as a competing tourist destination to the Maldives The comments made by the ministers sparked criticism from India. Subsequently, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu made an official visit to China where both countries signed several new developmental agreements including ones on climate, agriculture and infrastructure and tourism. Further, Maldives has also ordered India to withdraw its troops from Maldives by March 2024. 

The Red Circle of Fate is a mysterious theory arising out of Buddhism. It refers to a belief in pre-determined destiny that brings together particular individuals at some specific point of their life. It is as if they stand together within this invisible circle and share a common fate. There are chance meetings among strangers and there are meetings which may seem to be chance meetings initially, but turn into fateful encounters.

A memory writing machine is a device that is capable of imprinting or replacing memories in people's brains in a manner that is medically safe.

Risk aversion is the concept of evaluating future negative consequences to be more significant than they might be

A social impact bond is a funding model where governments arrange for private investors to fund a service provider to solve a social problem. The government only repays the investor, and provides them an additional premium, if the project is successful. The metrics for success are generally set out in a contract.

Artificial intelligence lab OpenAI has launched its GPT Store, a marketplace for personalized artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The GPT Store is located within the popular ChatGPT chatbot and is a place for users to discover and build GPTs, or AI customized for tasks like teaching math or designing stickers. Users can buy or sell applications built on ChatGPT for these specific purposes. The GPT store is only available to premium users. Recently OpenAI added additonal features ChatGPT which were based on functionalities of popular AI apps and integrated it in ChatGPT, which made the AI applications instantly lose customers and made their product defunct. 

The Hannibal Directive is a military order instructing soldiers to attempt to kill their fellow combatants if they are being captured. The policy is intended to be used as a last resort in situations where avoiding capture is considered impossible.

This is a hypothetical scenario. You are a reputable journalist who has discovered the existence of 'Mein Kampf Vol. II' in which Hitler journals his thoughts reflecting his regrets, sympathy, and empathy about the events of World War II. You are the only person who has, and will ever have access to this journal 

Professional sporting clubs are large commercial organizations with professional players which have teams which regularly compete at the highest level of the sport. Examples include Manchester United (football), Sydney Sixers (cricket) and the Dallas Cowboys (Rugby).